Overview
VENDOR SPECIALIST - CrowdStrike
About the role : We're looking for a Vendor Specialist to grow CrowdStrike's ISV business within strategic partners.
This data-driven role requires at least 3 days a week in partner offices, working across Distributor, Partner, and Vendor environments. You’ll drive partner engagement, enablement, and revenue growth while acting as a key liaison between CrowdStrike, partners, and stakeholders.
If you're an expert in cybersecurity and co-sell solutions, with a focus on achieving pipeline and revenue targets, we want you on our team!
You will join a market-changing organization that specializes in the discovery and distribution of innovative and disruptive IT security and networking solutions to the IT community, focusing on Software, Cloud and Software-as-a-Service based solutions.
Accountabilities and activities | Key responsibilities
These include achieving the sales targets, closing business, and developing the CrowdStrike relationship within the aligned partner.
Vendor & Sales Growth Focus
- Apply a data-led selling approach to identify complementary CrowdStrike ISV sales opportunities, improve lead conversion rates, increase deal size and shorten sales cycles.
- Achieve revenue and profit targets, ensuring sustained growth for CrowdStrike within the partner ecosystem.
- Be the dedicated CrowdStrike point of contact within the aligned partner, ensuring strong vendor relationships.
- Work closely with account managers from CrowdStrike, Ignition and the Partner, identifying and accelerating key sales opportunities.
- Assist partners in closing deals, providing commercial and strategic guidance.
- Execute business plans for growth, aligning with CrowdStrike’s objectives and Ignition’s strategy.
- Promote CrowdStrike solutions, helping partners integrate them into their existing cybersecurity portfolio.
Marketing & Demand Gen
Work with Ignition’s & CrowdStrike's marketing team to develop lead-generation campaigns and partner-focused initiatives.Support CrowdStrike-specific events, such as webinars, roadshows, and customer focus days.Forecasting & Reporting
Provide regular sales forecasts, pipeline updates, and market insights to Ignition leadership.Track performance against KPIs, ensuring alignment with Ignition’s sales strategy and CrowdStrike’s growth targets.Sales & Partner Enablement
Enable partner sales teams to confidently position CrowdStrike & ISV solutions so they understand CrowdStrike’s value proposition and differentiation in the market against competitors.Essential skills and experience
Sales experience within the IT channelExcellent presentation, communication, and relationship-building skillsAbility to work independently and proactively, driving results in a fast-paced environmentExperience of working in a target driven sales environmentDynamic and tenacious, driven by targets and business growthConfident, outgoing, commercially aware, with strong negotiation skillsFlexible with the ability to work successfully in a variety of environmentsPersonable, self-motivated team player with a proactive mindsetOrganised, structured, and able to work efficiently with good attention to detailStrategic thinker, capable of developing long-term business relationships#J-18808-Ljbffr